重点讲解:
1. shut down (使)(工厂、公司等)关闭,歇业,停业;
His company is preparing to shut down in the event that their water supply is cut off.
假如供水被切断,他所在的公司就准备关闭 。
2. on a par with 与…同样;与…相似;
Parts of Glasgow are on a par with the worst areas of London and Liverpool for burglaries.
格拉斯哥部分地区的入室盗窃案与伦敦、利物浦最乱的地区一样猖狂 。
3. go off 停止;
America went off the gold standard after the Great Depression.
大萧条后,美国停止使用金本位制 。
4. build up (使)积聚;(使)逐渐增加;
The regime built up the largest army in Africa.
该政权逐渐建立起一支非洲规模最大的军队 。
n. 董事,经理,主管,指导者,导演